Nathan Sanford

Nathan Sanford (5 November 1777-17 October 1838) was a US Senator from New York from 4 March 1815 to 3 March 1821 (succeeding Obadiah German and preceding Martin Van Buren) and from 14 January 1826 to 3 March 1831 (succeeding Rufus King and preceding William L. Marcy). He was a Democratic-Republican and a National Republican.

Biography
Nathan Sanford was born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1777, and he became a lawyer in New York City. In 1803, he became a district attorney, serving until 1815. He also served in the State Assembly from 1808 to 1809 and in 1811, and he served in the US Senate from 1815 to 1821 and from 1826 to 1831 as a Democratic-Republican and a National Republican. In 1824, he received 30 electoral votes for Vice President. He worked as a lawyer in Flushing after leaving office, and he died in 1838.